# Quentin Tarantino names 2 actresses he fired from ‘Inglourious Basterds’: ‘I don’t owe you jack s–t’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/quentin-tarantino-names-2-actresses-he-fired-from-inglourious-basterds-i-dont-owe-you-jack-s-t/
- Published: 2026-11-13T16:44:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T17:37:55+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/13/entertainment/quentin-tarantino-names-2-actresses-he-fired-from-inglourious-basterds/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Tarantino says Laurent was fired, then rehired after rehearsals.
- Huppert was replaced after missing the table read.
- Cheung’s scenes were cut from the Oscar-nominated film.

## Summary

Quentin Tarantino has said he fired Mélanie Laurent and Isabelle Huppert from *Inglourious Basterds* before filming began, after problems surrounding the film’s cast table read. Laurent was later rehired as Shosanna Dreyfus following further rehearsals, while Huppert was replaced after missing the reading and contract discussions stalled.

Tarantino described Laurent’s first reading as poor, but said she had been ill and praised her performance in the finished film. Maggie Cheung took Huppert’s role as Madame Ada Mimieux, though her scenes were cut. The film received eight Oscar nominations, and Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor.

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